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See the Amiga being extremely successful in its comeback. But I don’t see why the Amiga shouldn't be an attractive option as an affordable way of getting a powerful and impressive computer. However, it's going to have to sell an awful lot ol units in a Inirry if it's to have any liiiure to talk of," Romparl. Like Guildhall Leisure are a sales and marketing agency and over the past couple of years they've been as prolific as anyone in their Amiga release-schedulc - most recently Football (•lory, Crystal Dragon. Voyages nj Discovery, Behind the lion dale and Tarliral Manager 2. Their gamcs-labcl. Black lx-gend. Houses development-ialent in Eastern Europe, where some of the Amiga's most enthusiastic coders are based, as well as representing 11 Iv learns. But they’re gradually drifting towards the l’ . Content in the knowledge that it's a growing market and one unlikely 10 decline in the foreseeable future. However, because they have contacts across Europe, they're in as good a position as anyone to return to the Amiga when the market picks up, an option they haven't discounted. Leant 17 is a company who has built their reputation on the Amiga. The Amiga has been good to them, hut, like many others, they feel the future lies with PC CD-ROM titles and are winding down their Amiga-developmem accordingly. Certainly, though, they are prepared to cominue supporting the platform, providing the Amiga is selling in sufficient quantities to warrant the cost. However, ii scents dial thcv have little concrete plans after Alien Itreeil 31). Worms and S ieris legacy. Only time will tell... There is little doubt that the Amiga will return to prominence, though whether it reaches the lofty heights of the early ‘90s, only time will tell. Escom's new arm. Amiga Technologies, reckon that not only is there an installed Amiga user-base of 2.3 million (please take this with a pinch of salt) in the UK alone, they're also of the opinion that they can shift up to 50.000 A1200s before Christmas. Now, that would get the softies' eyes glinting. But it remains to be seen whether the established software houses will re- instigalc Amiga gamrs-drvelopment. Or if it will he left to firms such as Guildhall and Kompart to unearth the Amiga Technologies is going to have to do some confidence- boosting PR with the publishers. Talenl out ihere, while teams such as Binary Asylum and Vulcan weigh in with the occasional release. The likelihood is a combination of both, but Amiga Technologies is going to have to do some confidence-boosting PR with the publishers to persuade them to commit real development funds in the near future. But as every month passes, more and more software companies prefer to plough their resources into PC CD- ROM and console games. If the softcos do decide to produce more Amiga games, there is likely to be a gap of, at least, a year until they see the light of day. The next six months are the most ... ... . . POLE POSITION: important ill the history ot the Amiga Ascon s Amiga swansong? It Continued overleaf • appears so.